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TEZRA / Engineering journal

Systems that
live closer to home.

Engineering notes on running your own infrastructure, from the first decision to everyday operations.

Story 02 / Development · CI/CD · AI agents

A home development server: GitLab, OrbStack and AI agents

How self-hosted GitLab, CI workers and OrbStack on a Mac shorten the path from code to release, with Codex workflows and six proposed agent skills.

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From an edit to a verified releaseTZ / 02
01 / LOCALMac + OrbStackCode · run · debug
02 / CIGitLab + workersCheck · build · artifact
03 / RELEASEVerify + releaseVersion · journey · rollback
Codex / AISkills connect the steps: context → action → check
A proposed workflow. Server resources run heavy jobs; the agent uses tools and verifies the result.

Story 01 / Home infrastructure

Home Kubernetes: a smart home, Zigbee and a personal cloud

How one home server brings together Nextcloud, email and media — and how Home Assistant, Zigbee2MQTT and a SONOFF coordinator can extend it.

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One server · shared platformTZ / 01
Nextcloud / SMBStalwart / PlexTranscription / GPU
KubernetesSINGLE NODE
Home AssistantMQTT / Zigbee2MQTTSONOFF / Zigbee
Left: existing server services, including SMB on the host. Dashed: the proposed smart-home setup; the SONOFF coordinator sits outside Kubernetes.
Practical experience · official documentationEN / RU · Infrastructure · Development · AI